dilate

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IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To become or make wider, larger, or more open; to expand; to speak at length on a topic.

扩大,膨胀;详述

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
dilateother
=dilate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    When you look at something close, your pupils dilate to let more light in.

  • 2.

    The doctor asked her to dilate on the symptoms she had been experiencing.

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